• Scorchers crush Strikers by seven wickets

    The Perth Scorchers picked up their first win of Big Bash League 2018-19 as Jhye Richardson, Jason Behrendorff and Andrew Tye knocked over the Adelaide Strikers for 88 off 17.2 overs.

    BIG BASH LEAGUE

    Adelaide Strikers 88 (J Weatherald 22, C Valente 21, Rashid Khan 21; JA Richardson 3-7, AJ Tye 2-9, JP Behrendorff 2-16)
    Perth Scorchers 92-3 (WG Bosisto 36 not out, AJ Turner 24, JP Inglis 22, C Valente 1-16, B Stanlake 1-18)
    Perth Scorchers won by 7 wickets with 12 balls in hand

    Scorecard

    WOMEN’S BIG BASH LEAGUE

    Perth Scorchers 136-5 (MM Lanning 70, EJ Villani 23; H Birkett 4 0 19 3, JL Barsby 3 0 25 1)
    Brisbane Heat 139-5 (BL Mooney 35, JL Jonassen 28 not out, GM Harris 27; NE Bolton 2-12, EL King 1-26, T Peschel 1-27, H Graham 1-33)
    Brisbane Heat won by 5 wickets with 4 balls in hand

    Scorecard

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    Simon Lewis